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AI-Driven Insurance Brokerage Harper Secures $46.8M Funding

Harper, an AI-native commercial insurance brokerage founded by Dakotah Rice and Tushar Nair, announced a $46.8 million combined Series A and seed round. Launched in 2024 as part of Y Combinator's W'25 batch, the company uses artificial intelligence to automate underwriting, document collection, and pipeline management, allowing it to serve more than 5,000 small- and mid-sized businesses across 160 carriers. Investors include Y Combinator, Peak XV Partners, and Emergence Capital. The new capital will expand Harper’s engineering team and brand, positioning the firm to become a central risk and compliance partner for entrepreneurs in middle America.

Anthropic Adds Remote Control to Claude Code, Enabling Phone Management of Local Sessions

Anthropic has introduced Remote Control for Claude Code, allowing developers to monitor and steer coding tasks from a mobile device. The feature creates a temporary link that mirrors the local session on a phone or web interface, while keeping all files and execution on the original machine. Security relies on one‑time access tokens that expire when the session ends. Remote Control is currently available as a research preview for Claude Max subscribers, with broader rollout planned for other plans.

Using ChatGPT to Discover Your Celebrity Look-Alike

A new ChatGPT-powered tool lets users upload a few clear photos to find a celebrity who resembles them. By selecting the "Find My Celebrity Look-Alike" GPT, users can compare side‑by‑side images and receive suggestions based on facial features, clothing, and overall vibe. The experience highlights how the AI interprets visual cues, offers multiple matches, and even comments on personality traits, while noting limitations around facial‑recognition policies.

Perplexity Launches Hands‑Free Voice Control for Comet Browser

Perplexity has rolled out an upgraded voice mode for its Comet browser, allowing desktop users to navigate the web entirely by speech. The feature, powered by OpenAI’s gpt-realtime-1.5 model, lets users open sites, scroll pages, and follow links without touching a keyboard or mouse. A simple keyboard shortcut activates the mode, and a similar experience is slated for iOS later this month. Perplexity emphasizes privacy by processing voice locally when possible and avoiding cloud storage of click histories. Future updates promise a learning assistant, password manager, and cross‑device sync.

Lovable Launches SheBuilds Campaign for Women Builders on International Women’s Day

Lovable’s SheBuilds campaign, timed with International Women’s Day, invites women builders worldwide to a 24‑hour global event powered by Anthropic. Participants receive $100 in Anthropic API credits and $250 in Stripe fee credits, enabling them to design, prototype, and launch working products without traditional engineering barriers. Building on previous virtual buildathons, the initiative emphasizes real output over discussion, fostering agency and community among participants. By aligning the event with a cultural moment, Lovable aims to shift the tech industry’s focus from rhetoric to tangible creation, highlighting the importance of inclusion, rapid iteration, and visible impact in software development.

OpenAI Explores $100‑A‑Month ChatGPT Pro Lite Tier

OpenAI is testing a new subscription tier called ChatGPT Pro Lite, priced at $100 per month. The plan sits between the existing $20‑a‑month ChatGPT Plus and the $200‑a‑month ChatGPT Pro, aiming to serve users who need more capacity than Plus provides but cannot justify the full Pro price. The potential tier could offer higher usage limits, faster inference speeds, and access to advanced features while helping OpenAI manage rising compute costs.